Table of Contents

The Woman's Word: A New Year .... Edvick J. Shayboub .... 1

Christmas .... Ellen Rihan .... 3

Woman and Diplomatic Immunity .... Dr. Ikram al-Saghir .... 4–5

The Meaning of the Feast .... Asma Tubi .... 6–7

The Memory of Christmas .... Hares Farhat .... 8–9

Ten Speak About Christmas (A Report) .... Angele Abboud .... 10–12

Phantoms of the Evening .... Rose Ghorayeb .... 13

Heart to Heart: Santa Claus .... Aphrodite .... 14

To the Soul of Fouad Suleiman (Poetry) .... Fouad al-Hashan .... 15

Fouad Suleiman, Poet and Man of Letters .... Marun Abboud .... 16–17

O Trees! .... Salwa Mahmasani Moumina .... 18–19

With Omar Onsi (A Report) .... Majida Attar .... 20–23

How I Understand My Duties as a Citizen .... Emily Fares Ibrahim .... 24–26

Psychological Medicine .... Dr. Abd al-Rahman al-Labban .... 27–29

"Vanka" — A Story .... by Chekhov .... 30–31

Home Beautifying (A Report) .... Afaf M. Abd al-Qadir .... 32–33

My Dancing Songs .... "Fairouz" .... 34–35

The Danger of Gambling to Our Society .... Matilda Shaoul Hayek .... 38–39

Fight the Common Cold .... 40–41

Christ Celebrates Christmas (A Story) .... Dostoevsky .... 42–45

On Setting the Table and Its Etiquette .... 48–49

The Effect of Progress on the Nation .... Madeleine Arqash .... 52–53

A Talk with the Poet George Saydah .... Intisar Tabash .... 55

In Society .... 56–60